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See what our specialists have to say about ransomware, business email compromise, extortion, data theft and all aspects of cyber risk.
Royal Mail Ransomware Negotiation Analysis
STORM Guidance analyse the recent ransomware negotiation between Royal Mail and LockBit. Download the full report here.
Neil Hare-Brown
Mar 31, 2023
How MSPs can better position themselves in the face of increasing cyber threat
This article seeks to define the value in acknowledging and supporting the division between MSPs and cyber incident response roles and...
Rosanna Hayes
Jan 11, 2023
UK cyber crisis calls for broader regulation in the face of economic gloom
Amid countless reports of data leaks, hacks, and fraud, the UK economy isn’t adapting to deal with the pace of cybercrime, as threat...
Rosanna Hayes
Nov 17, 2022
Behind the scenes of criminal black markets and the proliferation of data extortion
The rapid evolution of cyberattack methods in recent years has shifted the focus to “big-game hunting”, targeting high-value victims with...
Rosanna Hayes
Nov 1, 2022
Quantify cyber risk across your book and save the prop-form headache
This month STORM Guidance launched the latest development to its pioneering risk assessment service, Cyber3: Rapid Risk Review. The...
Rosanna Hayes
Oct 14, 2022
Risk Management Regulations Set to Hit the Cyber Market
What is the NCSC's proposed security standard, and do these controls go far enough for accurate risk modelling and loss reduction?
Rosanna Hayes
Oct 7, 2022
How Substandard Managed Service Provider Contracts are Impairing Cyber Claims
Working directly with insurers and brokers for almost a decade, the STORM Guidance team has had a unique overview of the management of...
Rosanna Hayes
May 16, 2022
Exploring Proactive Steps for Legal Services to Reduce Exposure to Cyber Risks
2021 saw no shortage of cyber incidents, with law firms being one of the most common sectors STORMs incident response team are alerted to.
Rosanna Hayes
Jan 26, 2022
Concerns Grow as Attacks Against Schools Continue to Rise
Following another ransomware attack affecting thousands of schools, the GAO has called on the Department of Education to do more.
Rosanna Hayes
Jan 17, 2022
Reacting to the Hardening Cyber Insurance Market
For the first time since cyber insurance developed into separate stand-alone policies, the market is seeing price increases for this...
Rosanna Hayes
Mar 2, 2021
QBE Introduce STORM’s 'Attackers Eye View' Service
In a group effort to combat the prevalence of cybercrime and the sharp escalation in ransomware severity, QBE Insurance hosted a webinar...
Rosanna Hayes
Feb 24, 2021
How to determine the financial exposure and limits of cover needed by private schools
With standalone cyber policies the new norm, brokers are experiencing the pressures of assessing the financial exposure and limits of...
Rosanna Hayes
Jan 20, 2021
Calls to Close Cyber Coverage Gaps as Ransomware Payment Penalties Hit
There is no denying the impact COVID-19 has had on the security posture of small and medium businesses since the move to remote working...
Rosanna Hayes
Dec 3, 2020
How to Convey Cyber Risk to Senior Management
CYBER3 aids brokers in addressing precise underwriting indicators to assess cyber exposure for an accurate and tailored insurance plan.
Rosanna Hayes
Oct 6, 2020
Screen Scraping for Data Exfiltration
Screen Scraping or Web Scraping is a technique commonly used by both legitimate business and cyber criminals to collect data from web...
Neil HB
Jul 23, 2020
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